The latest news from QualityTools, a clearinghouse for practical, ready-to-use tools for measuring and improving the quality of Americans' health care.
The CHF Clinical Pathway tool provides information to help providers educate and manage patients with heart failure.
The tool includes the following fact sheets and worksheets:
The Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Toolkit includes information to aid health care facilities in preventing wrong-site surgeries.
In an effort to improve patient safety, the State Health Policy Survey Report: 2007 Guide to State Adverse Event Reporting Systems provides a comparison of systems authorized by State governments to collect information about adverse events.
Consumer Financial Incentives: A Decision Guide For Purchasers is designed for health plans, State Medicaid agencies, and employers who are considering implementing a consumer financial incentives program.
Ideal Discharge of Heart Failure Patients: A Hospitalist Checklist details what information should be included in the patient's discharge summary, patient discharge instructions, and the communication with the patient's followup physician on the day of discharge.